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"Slow in, Fast out."

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Location

San Francisco, CA

Yelping Since

April 2006

Things I Love

Tanya O.

Find Me In

My office. Or a bar. Not mutually exclusive.

My Hometown

St. Louis, MO

When I'm Not Yelping...

Thinking about track days.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

You are already here.  Why not go a bit further?  Cocktail?

My Second Favorite Website

http://www.nytimes.com

The Last Great Book I Read

A Brief History of Time

My First Concert

The Beach Boys, with my dad. I was like 6.

My Favorite Movie

Amelie & Secretary

My Last Meal On Earth

Steak. mmmm. Steak.

Most Recent Discovery

Dirt.

Current Crush

My two Italian Twins:  Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory and Aprilia RXV Enduro.

Recent Reviews

422 Reviews

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191 2nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(866) 494-7227

Zipcar  

Category: Car Rental
Neighborhood: SOMA

4 star rating
 11/11/2009  
Perfect as a second car option and way easier than finding a place to park a small pickup truck in the City.

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3350 Sunrise Way
Corning, CA 96021
(530) 824-2940

Holiday Inn Express  

Category: Hotels

3 star rating
 11/11/2009  
Cheap.

Clean.

Best place to stay in the area - you are in Corning, for Christ's sake - don't expect the Ritz.

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601 Francisco Blvd E
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 456-3345

Hattar Motorsports  

Category: Motorcycle Dealers

5 star rating
 9/29/2009  
Very clean.  Spacious.  Professional.  Courteous.

All good things when you are shopping for a semi-exotic to exotic motorcycle.

The Aprilia dealer down the street got my business this time, but that had nothing to do with your service.  Just bike selection.

And I've always had my eye on the 1098S...

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109 W S Frontage Rd
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 754-8210

Urban Motors  

Categories: Motorcycle Repair, Motorcycle Dealers

5 star rating
 9/28/2009   First to Review
Great internet prices on OEM Aprilia parts.  Free shipping if you buy from them through their eBay store.

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511 Francisco Blvd., East
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-2041

Moto Marin  

Category: Motorcycle Dealers

5 star rating
 9/28/2009  
Fantastic customer service and communication, both in the buying process and well as the service/parts experience.

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7800 Cienega Rd
Hollister, CA 95023
(831) 637-3874

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area  

Category: Parks

5 star rating
 9/22/2009  
You know when you were a kid and you would go play in the sandbox?  Or spend all day making a really cool "sweet jump" that was about a foot tall out of dirt in a friend's back yard?  Do you remember how it was even cooler if you had a sweet bicycle to use to jump off your "sweet jump?"

Yeah, well this place is kinda like that.  

Except now you are an adult and have a ridiculously overpowered V-twin Italian dirtbike.

Terrain gets very steep and technical in places.

And there are some "sweet jumps" too.  Just like when you were a kid.  

Except these are made by a bulldozer that pushes around more dirt in 4 seconds than all your little hands could muster in 4 years.  And are like 12 feet high.  

Who says it's bad to grow up?

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162 Clara St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 334-8697

CC Rider Motorcycle Tow  

Category: Motorcycle Repair
Neighborhood: SOMA

5 star rating
 9/9/2009  
Cool, friendly, responsive and timely.  

Plus, he rides, so he's fun to chat with while loading up your bike.

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1445 N Hwy 1
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
(707) 875-3495

Boat House-Bodega Bay's Sport Fishing Center  

Categories: Boating, Boat Charters, Seafood

3 star rating
 8/31/2009  
Good, but not great.

Expensive for what you get.

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25050 Highway 1
Jenner, CA 95450
(707) 847-3221

Salt Point State Park  

Categories: Parks, Campgrounds

5 star rating
 8/31/2009  
Gorgeous.  Ridiculously so.  

Review is only for the area - just rode through - didn't camp there.

Super nice Ranger at the gate - even offered to point my motorcycle buddy and I towards some great twisty roads in the area to ride on.

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11315 Shoreline Hwy
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
(415) 663-9420

Bovine Bakery  

Category: Bakeries

5 star rating
 8/31/2009  
Ridiculously good cinnimon raison baked good thingy.

Also, it's a pretty good impromptu Italion motorcycle show outside everytime I ride by.   Bovine Bakery patrons have good taste.

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337 Compliments

  • Just a Note

    I have a 1098s.  Do it man!  best bike I've ever owned.

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    Great reviews. Have an awesome day! = )

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    Very cool!!!

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